Slayer of Gods: I lied; I became the agent of the Nine Gods.

The feeling of sinking into the water started from the toes and moved upwards.

Lu Yu was fully aware that his body had no strength to resist at this moment.

Even as she struggled, her eyes never left the other imposter.

She looked at the imposter and asked where Zhou Ping was...

None of the teammates seemed to notice anything amiss. After analyzing how to solve the next problem, they each went about their assigned tasks and left.

"Seven Nights...that's not me..."

"Sister Jialan... I'm here!!!"

The girl's cries grew fainter as a strange fluid, climbing upwards from her back, slowly moved up to her cheeks, preventing her from speaking.

A heavy object was pulling her downwards. She could only watch her gaze drift downwards and the imposter's smile.

Lu Yu felt a pang of sadness.

She didn't know why the system hadn't noticed the problem either, and she was even more unclear how chaos had managed to slip in during what seemed like a momentary lapse in attention.

"Who are you?"

The faint hope was rekindled the moment that sound rang out.

Just as her vision was about to be swallowed up little by little, the sound of a sword being drawn rang out, making her endure the discomfort of being dragged down and look over.

The black-haired youth simply held his sword silently, "Where is she..."

"If I die, she'll die too... so just kill me already..."

…………

The cursed spirit's laughter stopped abruptly.

Lu Yu, on the contrary, cried silently; those were tears of joy.

"Didn't you... want to see a good show...? Are you satisfied with this performance?"

The cursed spirit's voice trembled, filled with disbelief: "How is this possible?! She clearly copied everything about you! There wasn't a single problem!!"

"Why is this happening!!"

Lu Yu sneered: "We are all six-eyed. There can't be two six-eyed people in one era. You can't possibly not know such a simple truth."

The cursed spirit sneered: "She's not like you, a six-eyed being from Gojo Satoru, so naturally she can exist in the same space-time as Gojo Satoru... Otherwise, why do you think the world consciousness would be in such a hurry to send you away after Gojo Satoru appeared?"

Sure enough, they took advantage of the situation at that time.

Lu Yu frowned, biting her lower lip to prevent the fluid from sealing her cheek muscles.

She watched as Zhou Ping's sword hesitated slightly after hearing what "Lu Yu" said, and even seemed to want to withdraw.

Her teammates all stared at the guy with cold eyes, but they too hesitated to move forward.

They were unsure of the true situation, but they were also worried about whether the death of this person would affect Lu Yu.

They dared not gamble on even the slightest possibility.

A faint crackling sound of electricity rang out, and at that moment, Lu Yu's tears flowed like a burst dam.

"The speaker..."

[...System reconnection in progress...50% complete...]

"The speaker..."

The girl's cries were faint and muffled, buried in the darkness, like a dying cry for help.

"Don't leave me..."

"...Don't leave me..."

[...System reconnection in progress...50% complete...]

[...System reconnection in progress...50% complete...]

[...Unknown signal interference, connection interrupted...]

[...System reconnection in progress...]

chaos……

The girl struggled to raise her hand and touch her forehead.

Is the suffering of others what brings you the greatest joy?

That moment when they saw me all alone and helpless...

Are you satisfied now...?

"Where exactly is Lu Yu?"

The boy, who was always helpless against her, pressed his long sword against the neck of the "Lu Yu".

"where is she?"

I'm here...

Lu Yu was speechless...

Her mouth was sealed shut, leaving only her breath and eyes, tears streaming down her face.

"I told you, you won't find her..."

Lin Qiye's hand remained still, but he was once again consumed by self-reproach.

It was always the same; time and time again, they watched the girl get into trouble. As teammates, he was the captain, yet they were never able to help in any way...

...............

A malicious voice boomed through the space:

"You can never go back... Hahaha..."

go back……

Yes, we still need to go back...

No!

The girl felt a jolt; the moment she heard those words, her muddled mind instantly cleared.

We can't stay here...

The seven nights have their own missions, and I also need to escort the gods home...

Her hands moved stiffly, slowly reaching towards her forehead.

She forcibly bit open the seal on her lips with her teeth, and the taste of blood spread in her mouth. In that brief moment of clarity, she realized what had happened.

"Since you say I cannot exist because of these eyes..."

Lu Yu increased the pressure in her hand, her fingertips pressing against the edge of the eye socket—

As he pressed down harder, blood and tears seeped out together.

"Then I'll give you these eyes..."

"I just want to go home..."

Go back to them...

It was truly thanks to this cement-like fluid that her hands were harder than ever before.

The feeling of chiseling with your fingers was unpleasant; the sensation of gouging out eyes was excruciating, like thousands of silver needles mercilessly piercing your brain as your six eyes were being pulled outwards.

Even at the end, the pain became so intense that Lu Yu almost stopped moving.

It hurts so much...

It was more excruciating than being stabbed in the bone in the waters of the Sun Pool.

In the utter silence, the girl curled up into a ball, trying to bite her lower lip, only to inflict new wounds on top of her existing ones.

Large drops of blood fell from his eyes, sliding down his skin and into his white collar, staining his clothes with crimson blossoms, like ink soaking into rice paper, continuously expanding...

Biting the blood in her mouth until the eyes were completely ripped off, the girl could no longer make a sound, her hands trembling silently as she nearly fainted.

[...System reconnection in progress...Progress...100%]

[Lu Yu! What are you doing here... Wait! What did you do?! ? ? ? ]

The familiar voice brought the girl's confused heart back to its place.

Her face was covered in blood, and her eyelids, though closed, were sunken inwards.

She forced a smile and sighed, "Sir... I'm so sad... How come you didn't recognize me..."

[When I realized something was wrong, my world consciousness was collapsing, and I thought that was why I was forced to lose contact with you...]

Ah...is that so?

So, the reason why this world collapsed in the first place... was actually this cursed spirit born from humanity's fear of the universe...?

No wonder they needed her to come here to help...

"...Then I won't blame you..."

Her voice was broken, as if she had lost all strength from the pain.

[Your eyes... Lu Yu... I'm sorry...]

The girl instinctively covered her eyes. In the void, the two bright blue dots that belonged only to Six Eyes flickered for a while before finally losing their luster.

It's so ugly... Don't look...

"It's alright... Yan Zhe... Welcome back..."

She breathed a soft sigh of relief.

"Then let's get started..."

A thought arose—

The girl, now enveloped in darkness, clenched her fists and lightly touched the fluid on her body.

"Since it's a curse, then die..."

[Hint: The skill "Mending the Fence After the Sheep Are Lost" has been unlocked —]

"You can't kill me!!"

The curse's resistance erupted the instant Lu Yu's voice fell.

This supposedly good show shattered when the teenagers realized it was a hoax.

The world consciousness re-emerged, attempting to squeeze out the cursed spirit that was trying to devour it.

That being the case...

The cursed spirit thought viciously to itself...

Then let's fight to the death...

Its power surged into the girl's body as it collapsed—

Lu Yu sneered. Although she could no longer see, she still managed to precisely grasp the eye she had taken out in mid-air.

"Since you're already here, then stay..."

They all became mine...

She did not resist the curse's invasion, even letting it enter, but in the next moment she sealed its way out.

The moment the power of the curse was fully absorbed into his body, the entire dark space shattered into fragments.

"Speaker, send Qiye and the others back!"

Lu accelerated his movements, charging towards another version of himself with only that resolute determination—

At the same time, the "newborn" on Shen Qingzhu's back sensed its true master, drew its sword, and flew away.

The boys were still confronting the imposter when, unexpectedly, Lu Yu's knife flew out on its own. Then, a huge hole appeared behind them, just like at the beginning, sucking them in—

Lin Qiye watched the knife fly forward, only catching a glimpse of a black and red figure flashing by before he gripped the knife and slashed at the imposter who was still standing in place.

As the imposter's body shattered and turned into specks of light, the figure that had rushed out also stopped at that moment.

"Lu Yu!!"

That's Lu Yu!

Lin Qiye is certain.

And she returned to normal...

However, the girl's originally white top had inexplicably turned red. She remained silent with her back to them, but small shadows gradually gathered at her feet.

Her other hand seemed to be clutching something, and some blood seeped out from between her fingers.

The moment An Qingyu saw it clearly, she lost all the composure she had maintained when she discovered the fake deer, and wanted to rush over to pull the person away:

"That's blood! It's all blood!!"

Lin Qiye's eyes widened.

This means... that outfit is...

The boy roared, "Lu Yu! Come here quickly!!"

We're going back now, right?

Then you'd better come back soon!!

The girl didn't move. Her long white hair was stained with some scarlet blood, some of which had solidified and clumped together...

"Captain... Teacher Zhou... you should go back first..."

The girl's voice was calm, but Zhou Ping could hear a barely perceptible tremor in it: "No... let's go together..."

"Little Deer! What nonsense are you talking about! How can we leave you behind and go back?!"

Fatty wanted to go over, but he felt the suction force increasing, and they couldn't get out at all.

Garan was even the one being dragged the fastest, and despite using all his strength, he could only watch as he was completely swallowed by the black hole.

Cao Yuan grabbed the chubby guy, trying to help him fight back, but then he saw the girl with her back to them raise her hand.

Nine five-colored beams of light flew from her hand, each landing on one of the boys behind her. Two of them entered An Qingyu's body, while the other three sank into Zhou Ping's body.

"This is a backup I've saved to [Resurrection of All Things]. Although it's a one-time use device, it's enough to bring everyone back to life once while I'm away..."

Before Lin Qiye and the others could react, they saw the girl raise her hand again, gently sending a gust of wind through them—

With this thrust, they all fell into the black hole.

Darkness gradually filled the boy's eyes, and he only managed to hear the girl's voice, which sounded like a sob:

"...I will come back...Captain...This is only a temporary separation..."

"You have to believe me..."

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Only one chapter today... 3,000 words, but you can treat it as two chapters.

Look! Qiye and the others have gone back!

I'm still on time!